An unused factory, a vacated government building, an abandoned commercial space—all are considered eyesores for a city. But, more and more, such sites in Seoul are being replaced by "creative spaces" that that may be ushering in an artistic renaissance for the city, while also fighting urban blight....

Just one week away from the 100-day anniversary of the Sewol sinking in South Korea, another ripple of the tragedy occurred. On Thursday, a helicopter carrying five firefighters searching for the 11 remaining bodies of the South Korean ferry victims crashed near an apartment building and school in the southern city of Gwangju.
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The South Korean army sergeant who opened fire on his fellow troops this past June was repeatedly mocked by his comrades, an experience that recalled painful bullying he faced as a youth, investigators revealed, according to the Daily Mirror....